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Chapter Two – Reasons Why

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Kai sighed, leaning heavily against the dojo wall. He was currently sitting in the dojo itself, waiting for his friends and boyfriend to take their seats. Miguel sat next to him, wrapping a protective arm around his thin waist.

'I need to start eating more,' Kai thought as Miguel's hand reached around him and actually touched the front of his stomach. 'All those days in the hospital caused me to lose too much weight.' He pouted a little in his mind. He did not want to resort to being as lithe as he had been the previous world championships with Zeo Zagart as their "enemy to beat." That was just too small for his liking.

After a few more minutes, everyone was settled in the dojo, looking at the phoenix expectantly.

Kai took in a deep breath. "I know you all are probably wondering who the guy at the door was and what his connection to me is, but the only reason I'm telling you all this is because you should know how dangerous and demented this prick is. If he has his sights set on something, he will stop at nothing until he gets it."

Miguel nodded with the others. "It's okay, Kai, just tell us."

The phoenix nodded and fixed his gaze on the floor, not wanting to witness their reactions as he told his story.

"It started out around five years ago. The Blade Sharks were just beginning to form, and I was made leader. I was hosting a small tournament amongst street bladers to find the strongest bladers and the ones that held the most potential. That's when I first met Kellen. He had beaten each and every blader in that tournament, not losing once. I spent a little time with him, getting to know who he was and how he acted. I needed to know that I could trust his judgment and trust him to lead the team when I was not there. It was something I knew I needed to do in order to find a second in command. I liked him. His ideas, battle strategies, and personality drew me to him, and he became my second in command, Stewart taking the third command.

"It was smooth sailing for the next few months, until I realized that I had a crush on him. Turned out that he had one on me. He asked me out, and I said yes."

Kai felt Miguel's grip on his waist tighten and mentally smiled. His boyfriend could be so protective it was adorable.

"We went out when we could, and this lasted for about six months before I actually let him take me to bed – if you know what I mean." He bit his lip. "It was weird. Don't get me wrong, I knew what having sex was like with other males. Gods know how much I wanted to castrate the ones who taught me that, but when he and I had sex, it just didn't feel right. I don't really know how to explain it."

"Kinda like having sex with a friend? You know them, but have no sexual attraction to him? He wasn't the one that you wanted to be with in that way?" Ray asked.

Kai nodded. "I guess it was more or less like that, but after that night, my feelings towards him diminished while his for me climbed higher and higher." He sighed. "I was staying at the warehouse late one night, patching up a few financial details and agreement documents with the other gang leaders around the area. Kellen came back and surprised me with dinner. I took a break then, and we ate. It seemed normal until he tried coming onto me. I told him that I didn't have time, nor did I feel in the mood to do anything. He wouldn't listen and kept trying harder and harder."

Miguel's hold tightened even more as Kai took in a deep breath, steadying his nerves. He'd never told anyone what had happened. The only ones who knew were the Blade Sharks, but that was it. Not even Tala and the others knew.

"I finally decked him and started screaming at him. By this time, I was furious. He just wouldn't take no for an answer. We fought, actually fist fought, until he cheated and threw a book at me. I had dodged, and he had moved in, grabbing my neck and bashing my head into the desk. I just remember seeing papers flying everywhere as I was thrown to the floor. After that, everything just becomes a blur and full of confusion until I felt my clothes being ripped off and then the pain. I knew what was happening, but by that time, my hands were already tied, and the pain kept me from kicking him off."

He started trembling slightly, biting his lip to stop them.

"I did the only thing I could. I screamed. He tried to hit me, tried to shut me up, but I kept screaming, hoping someone would hear me. I just kept thinking that not everyone had left, that I wasn't alone, but after a few hours, I gave up that hope. He-He kept on. Only stopping every once in a while to take a short nap and taunt me. He told me that if I had just succumbed to his wishes, and had actually let him fuck me six months ago, I would not be in that predicament.

"Morning came around, and I guess he couldn't tell because the blinds and drapes were shut in the room we were in. I could see the light coming through the bottom of the window, me being on the floor. I had tried to save my voice as much as I could and by the time he started up again, I started screaming again.

"Turned out, Stewart had come in early with a few of the other Blade Sharks. They heard me and came running. When they finally busted down the door and tore him off of me, I was a trembling and bawling mess in Stewart's arms. My entire body ached, and when I was finally able to gain control of myself, I saw the other Blade Sharks beating the pulp out of Kellen. They grabbed him afterwards and tied him up, taking him to who knows where. Stewart stayed with me, trying to get me to tell him what had happened. It was around midday when I was able to pull myself completely together."

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Kai wiped his eyes with the back of his hand and straightened the shirt that Stewart had given him. He took in a deep breath and steeled himself before striding out the door and down the hall to the staircase. The third in command accompanied him down the stairs, making sure that his captain, his leader, wasn't going to faint or buckle under the pain he was feeling.

Kai stopped at the bottom of the stairs, glaring at the beaten figure being held by two other Blade Sharks. He bit the inside of his cheek to keep from running off and walked up to the teen.

"Kai, tell them to let go of me," Kellen stated, voice slightly slurred due to a few hits to the head and jaw area.

The phoenix didn't answer as he started his speech. "Kellen Asters, as leader of the Blade Sharks, I hereby relieve you of your position as second in command and your membership as a Blade Shark. I want you out of here and off Shark territory within the hour. I never want to see you or hear of you from this point on. If I ever see you again, you better run for dear life because I'll put a bullet right between your eyes. Get out, now."

"What? But Kai!" Kellen tried to reason as the two Blade Sharks let him go.

Kai glared. "I don't repeat myself, Kellen, but since you have sustained a few blows to the head, I'll say this one more time. Get. Out. Now."

Nothing more was said as the entire group of the Blade Sharks came out of their places and placed themselves between Kai and the traitor. Kellen knew he had no other choice and left, looking back only once at the phoenix that he had but lost.

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"I haven't seen him since until today," Kai finished, leaning into Miguel's hold on him. He could feel the low growls coming from the blonde's throat and chanced a look upwards. What he saw, scared him.

Miguel's sapphire eyes were slitted and his teeth slightly bared, nose scrunched up in a snarl. He had passed the pissed off mark a long while ago. He was furious, now.

"I'll kill that bastard," the Spaniard growled. He pulled Kai into his lap and buried his face into the slate locks. "If I ever see him again, I'll kill him."

The phoenix sighed and snuggled closer to his lover, head tucked in the teen's neck.

Ray watched the two with Tyson, Max, and the others beside him. Tyson was livid and shocked at the same time. It wasn't often that the dragon was serious, the same with Max who had his blonde head down in anger, hands clenching his pants so tight his knuckles were white. Ray sympathized with them. He was just as angry. He and Kai had always gotten along and had considered each other best friends three years ago. Kai was like an older brother to the tiger, just as he was to everyone on the former Bladebreakers team.

Garland watched the G-Revolution team try and control their anger as the rest of the Battalion team watched their captain calm himself down from a homicidal state of mind. His gaze wandered to Brooklyn who was not even interested in the small bird that had flown in through the open window and on his shoulder. The orange haired teen and the dual haired teen never really got along, but there was no doubting the deep respect Brooklyn had developed for the phoenix.

Something then clicked in the martial artist's mind.

"I have a question," he stated, gaining everyone's attention. "We know how he knows Kai, but Miguel, how is it you two know each other?"

It was the pink haired blader that answered. "When Barthez was organizing the team, he had lined up a bunch of potential leaders. Kellen was one of them, as was Miguel. It was down to those two, and Barthez was going to pick Kellen as the captain of his team, but the guy had been picked up outside a pub for disorderly conduct," Matilda said.

"Barthez didn't want anyone on his team that had 'black marks,'" Claude finished. "So, he chose Miguel instead of Kellen."

"Kai," Tyson looked up at his captain's face, "what does he want?"

The phoenix sighed sadly. "To get back together, and he won't stop until that happens. That's what I'm afraid of. I don't want you all to be hurt because of something that is my problem to deal with. I just wanted you all to be prepared for anything that he may do."

"Kai, we've stated this plenty of times before," Ray said, going over to the older teen and kneeling down. "You're not alone in this. You're our friend and captain. There's no way we're going to let you deal with this on your own."

"Yeah, Kai!" Tyson and Max cheered. "We're a team!"

Miguel squeezed his lover in support. "And you know that I'm not going to let him near you."

"And we'll do all we can to help," Claude said standing with the rest of his team.

"Yeah, we'll take care of that creep!" Aaron had to throw his two cents in somewhere.

"We will help, too, Kai," Brooklyn said, getting surprised looks from everyone. Garland nodded, agreeing with his friend's promise.

"You see, my little phoenix," Miguel whispered, "you're not alone anymore. You've got friends to help now, and nothing's going to happen. I promise you." He kissed the soft, painted cheek of his lover.

Kai blushed a little at both the action and words. He looked at each and every one of the beybladers in the room.

"Thank you."

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Highlights

Seemingly, all is well, but there's a shadow lurking around the corner, and he's in desperate need.

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Sorry this is a crappy chapter, but I hate giving background information. Next chapter will be better, promise you! ^^

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